exaggeration

🇺🇸 /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
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noun
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making something seem bigger, better, worse, or more important than it really is

His story about catching a huge fish was an exaggeration because the fish was actually small.

translation

n. making something seem bigger, better, worse, or more important than it really is

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Plural exaggerations